Linotype assembling device



E. 0. E. VOLKMAN. LINOTYPE ASSEMBLENG DEVICE. APPLICATION nLzo APR- so. 1918.

Patented Sept. 2, 1919.

TIIB COLUMBIA PLANOGQAPH :0" WASHINGTON, D- C.

"VTERWII'N o. E. voLKMAmor MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

LINOTYPE ASI'SEMBVLING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented'Sepn-Z, 1919,

Application filed April 30, 1918. Serial No." 231,662.

To all. whom it ma'y concern:

Be it known that I, ERWIN O. E. VOLK- MAN, a citizen oft-he United" States, and resident of Milwaukee,inthe county of Milwau- :kee and State of .Wiscon'sin, have invented accompanyin drawings, which are apart of this speci cation. I

This invention relates to linotype machines and more particularly to the assembler for the matrices.

In theedge of each matrix is either one or two letters or characters intaglio. The twoletter matrix bearstwoc'haracters, one above the other,oneof which may be a Roman face and the other an italic, small capital, or black face- If a line is to be composed partly of the Roman face, which is in the upper position on the matrix, and partly of. theother face, which is inthe lower posi tion, this has been accomplished heretofore bymeans of a shelf or ledge placed on the assembly elevator in such a manner that it can be projectedinto the assembler'or withdra'wn fr'om it at the will'of the operator but in :practicefonly, one adjustment of the matrices with 'respect to each other for difi'erent facertype'c'an'be accomplished with this ledge and thereafter "the matrices have to be fingered by the *o erator so that they may be perfectly placec upon the assembly elevator. To obviatethis disadvantage it is the object of this invention to provide an assembling device in which the matrices are assembled individually in either raised or lowered position without fingering;

A further object of the invention is to control the assembling of the matrices in either raised or lowered position from the key board ofthe machine. I

A further object of the invention is to rovide a new and improved "form of feed rom the assembly rails to assembly elevator.

The'invention further consists inthe several features hereinafter described:

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation new of the assembler of a linotype machine, parts being broken away;

Fig. 2 is front view of the device embodying the invention;

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2 and alsoshowing part of the as sembly elevator;

Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is aview of the device, parts being broken away and parts being shown in section showing it in position for delivering the matrices to their upper position.

Fig. 6 is a section taken on the line 6.6 of 5.

In i 1 the numeral 5 designates the chutes t rough which the matrices move from the magazines (not shown), 6 the matrixbeltby which the matrices are carried to the rails 7, 8 the assembler chute spring, 9 the assembler slide, 10 the assembler slide brake and 11 the elevator as a whole. The belt 6 is driven from the pulley 12 mounted on the shaft 13. The assembly elevator includes the usual back rail 14, the front'rails 15 and '16 andthe movable ledges 17 and 18 which are separately controlled by the levers 19 and 20. All of "these parts are old and well-known as is also their operation, the matricespassing'from the chutes5 being delivered by the belt 6 tothe rails 7 from Whence'they are moved by a star wheel (not used in the present construction) to [the rails of the assembly elevator. In the as sembly elevator here'shown the matrices may be assembled in either the upper position wherethey rest upon the ledges 17 and 18or intheir lower position where they rest upon-the'flan'ges of the rails 14 and 16. To

provide for changin the position the ledge 18 may be moved in ependentlyof'theledge 17 by manipulation of the lever 20and while one adjustment maybe obtained in'this-man her as "this" ledge has several matrices upon it at a time it is necessary to 'do what is called fingering the matrices for subsequent adjustment. By the use of the improvements now to be described the ledges t wheel I ,form slide 21 consisting of side guides 22 anda 'flat vertical ejector face 23;, which extends transversely between the switch rails 7, said 'guides beingslidably V mounted in groovesfi l iIr-the innersidesiof; the rails 7 The slide is also provided with a flat inclined plate eXtendi-ng backwardly is and upwardly from the ejector faceplate and servesto, guide the matrices v-siromlthe. switch rails 7' to the frontof the ejector face plate.

This slide is continuously re-' ciprocated during the operation of the machine by means 'ofan eccentric 255'which. is maintainedin engagement; with the face :23 by meansof a spring 26 "secured to-therail frame 27 and bearing against a pin 28 co'n V nected toithe guides 22, the inner guide 22 having a islot 227 tlierein. to permit free 'movemeiit. Theeccentric ismou'nted on the, usual Square" drive shaft 29 which is driven "in the usual manner through af-drivingconnection (not shown) with'the shaft 13.f With this construction. thef-nfatrices pass down one at .a time between the rails-7 to the guide rails 30, the parts beingtimed so t-hat the ejector face 23'alies behind' the" the matrices in upper or lower positionupon the assembly elevator lconsists, of a slideQ 3l slidablyimounted upon the: rail 30 between saidrailand the lower edge 32 of the outs de rail7, said' sl de 'c'arrylng; the pin 33 movable,

in a recess 3 1n the-front rail; said pin abutting againstithe ends of said recess to limit its rextre ne positions I of, mov'ement.

Theiront end 35 ofrthe slide is oifiileSs thick} 'nessi than-the other portions so as to pass having one 7 behind the, af-ront portion of the end 36 lot f structed astoleaveaspace 36 :jThe rails 7 are so-[con- 7 between the end :36 of the assemblyelevator and the; end

assembly. '-elevator.-

V ,oftherailsto permitacmatrix tobe disposed in this space. -A-ny suitable mechanismmay be: used for actuating this slide but I prefer to-actuate and control'its movement "fromthe control board of the 'machine,' this being accomplished through a bell crank: lever 3'4" 39in the slidev 31=and theotherend 39being pivotallyconnected .to a; link 40 whichis connected-to a key member 4:1 whichmay be placed in the key board? adjacent; thereto so as to be in easy reach" of the operator. WhileI have shown a single slide adjac'ent one ofthe rails it will'be obvious to those id'opies of this patent 'may be obtained for five cents each, by addressin gthe Commissipner'lofPatents, a a a m washingtomn cif 4 V i end 38' loosely engaging-in a slot skilled the art that vanother slide may be used ad acent-theinsiderail orthejslide may be located between therails: V a r With'this construction when it is desired 4-1:0 positlon-theima-trices individually in'their upper position, the slide-31 is moved' forwardly=to bring its end 35. against the adja- 1 "cent end of the upperledge or shelf of the L'assembling elevator and across; the outer or more (5 f on "the slide side of the space 36 so that when the matrix moves down"fromthe rails 7 it rests upon the top of the slide iil and is then pushed Q into the ",upper support of itjhssssembiy gel'e vator by the ejector mechan" previously }is' in this gm'i 'ine 5 1 1 1; t o

the rails {upon the rail 139' and be thence delivered the" ejector to the lower position rails of the assembly eleva- 7 tor; The depression ofthe keywillthrough the linkj40 and 1evere7 move tlie slide 31 movethe slide 31 bac constructionthe individua matrixupon the assembly elevator ma be forwardlyand upward pullfon the key' a .Thus i h th l p ition r ac controlled and determined referably hem.

the l'eyfboard;w1thout the necessity. ton-"fin v ger1ng "th e matrices softhatfany varietyof 7 positions oi?- :thefimatrices with respect to each other 5011;" quickly obtaine" fI'am aware i inelmy eict r d ie l at theidetails "of "Gena-m5- ,3 a

tionj herein}, shown and described arefcapable of: some modification andchange; and 11 thereforeg desire .ijtfto undif stoodlthat u c an'gesl ii en r' c bni a com fw n the scope of tlieappencled Jclainisi'I" deeiiiito ,5

be t th r t fi fmy. invse I claim fa sim y inventionfis the; combinationfwith' the-assembly elevator vand, the, rails }leading,,thereto; of i a matrix feed: device having flat vertical face a fiati'fincliiied-upward extension to guide the matrices from the rails to'theifroiit of the-flat vertical face, vandmeans fo'rire' I ciprocating said feed device. 7

2. ,I a linotype machine, the combifigitibii with the assembly :elevator and 'theflrail's leadingthereto, of s meste -arsed; device hav-r v sewed an -eccentr csmeans ,for rec pro ting sa1df V 

